diff --git a/backend/benefit/applications/tests/test_applications_api.py b/backend/benefit/applications/tests/test_applications_api.py
index 14fa7b9390..c99471d5fe 100755
--- a/backend/benefit/applications/tests/test_applications_api.py
+++ b/backend/benefit/applications/tests/test_applications_api.py
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ def test_application_post_invalid_employee_data(api_client, application):
     data["employee"]["monthly_pay"] = "30000000.00"  # value too high
     data["employee"]["social_security_number"] = "260778-323X"  # invalid checksum
     data["employee"]["employee_language"] = None  # non-null required
-    data["employee"]["phone_number"] = "+359505658789"  # Invalid country code
     data["employee"]["working_hours"] = 16  # Must be > 18 hour per weeek
     data["employee"]["vacation_money"] = -1  # Must be >= 0
     data["employee"]["other_expenses"] = -1  # Must be >= 0
@@ -542,7 +541,6 @@ def test_application_post_invalid_employee_data(api_client, application):
     assert response.data.keys() == {"employee"}
     assert response.data["employee"].keys() == {
         "monthly_pay",
-        "phone_number",
         "social_security_number",
         "employee_language",
         "working_hours",
@@ -619,7 +617,6 @@ def test_application_put_edit_employee(api_client, application):
     """
     new_ssn = "260778-323Y"
     data = ApplicantApplicationSerializer(application).data
-    data["employee"]["phone_number"] = "0505658789"
     data["employee"]["social_security_number"] = new_ssn
     old_employee_pk = application.employee.pk
     response = api_client.put(
@@ -627,11 +624,7 @@ def test_application_put_edit_employee(api_client, application):
         data,
     )
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert (
-        response.data["employee"]["phone_number"] == "0505658789"
-    )  # normalized format
     application.refresh_from_db()
-    assert application.employee.phone_number == "+358505658789"
     assert application.employee.social_security_number == new_ssn
     assert old_employee_pk == application.employee.pk